Ep. 85 – The Life and Art of Bob Thompson
October 28, 2021
Listen to this conversation with Diana K. Tuite, the Katz Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Colby College Museum of Art. Her exhibition Bob Thompson: This House Is… READ MORE
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Ep. 84 – Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful
August 18, 2021
Listen to this conversation with Chrysler Museum of Art curator Seth Feman and Columbus Museum curator Jonathan Frederick Walz—we discuss the art and life of the extraordinary American artist Alma… READ MORE
Ep. 83 – A Conversation About American Artist Joseph E. Yoakum
July 27, 2021
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk about the life and drawings of the self-taught artist Joseph E. Yoakum with the Art Institute of Chicago‘s Mark… READ MORE
Ep. 82 – How Photography Became Contemporary Art
April 16, 2021
As Michael S. Roth wrote in his review in The Washington Post, “The maturation of Grundberg as a renowned critic coincides with the maturation of photography as an art form… READ MORE
Ep. 81 – Alice Neel’s Deep Humanism
April 6, 2021
In a fascinating conversation that ranges from Alice Neel’s politics to her painting practice, we talk with Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey, the co-curators of the current exhibition at The… READ MORE
Ep. 80 – Exploring Black Visual Satire
November 20, 2020
Tracing a historical line from commedia dell’arte, Hogarth and others to modern and contemporary artists including Ollie Harrington, Robert Colescott, Spike Lee, and Kara Walker, we discuss Black visual satire… READ MORE
Ep. 79 – The Wild World of Modernist Photobooks in France in the Early 20th Century
March 23, 2020
Kim Sichel discusses her new book, a richly illustrated look at some of the most important photobooks of the 20th century France experienced a golden age of photobook production from… READ MORE
Ep. 78 – L.A. graffiti in a whole new light
November 21, 2019
Susan A. Phillips talks about her deeply researched study of Los Angeles graffiti that includes marks made by hobos, prisoners, pachucos, surfers, punks, grips, taggers, seafarers, and more. YaleUniversity ·… READ MORE
Ep. 77 – The beautiful, atmospheric art of Eileen Hogan
September 12, 2019
British artist Eileen Hogan, Yale Center for British Art curator Elisabeth Fairman, and Artists’ Lives oral historian Cathy Courtney have a wide-ranging conversation about painting, exhibitions, gardens, poetry, and more…. READ MORE
Ep. 76 – The complex relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright and New York City
July 18, 2019
Architectural historian Anthony Alofsin offers us an entirely new way of looking at role New York City played in the life and career of Frank Lloyd Wright — and a… READ MORE
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